Michael Kimmitt

3 Beliefs discovered | 10 Totals Votes

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MY BELIEFS

If you understand a storm, you can create lightning rods and early warning systems. If you understand a thug, you can anticipate their tactics and needs -- work to undo their need or capacity to cause harm.
Most morality systems are very vague; they don't take into account our current knowledge about how cooperation and competition shaped our psyches and bodies. If we understand the impulses that drive us as well as our finite capacities, we become more capable in every way.
Reciprocity is programmed into our genes and has a strong theoretical basis for repeated interactions. We should at least manage that when acting. Moving past reciprocity into generosity -- good for the sake of good with hope for good -- is next.

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